idiom
power to the people
POW-er to the PEE-pul
ˈpaʊər tə ðə ˈpiːpəlListen
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Syllable breakdown
powertothepeople
Dictionary meaning
a rallying cry asserting that political and economic authority should rest with ordinary citizens rather than with elites or institutions; associated with democratic movements, labor organizing, and various left-wing political traditions; popularized as a slogan during the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s
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